Already eliminated themselves, the Orioles put the squeeze on the division hopes of the Red Sox by gaining a 2-1 victory to cut the Hub club's lead to only one-half game over the Tigers. The Orioles took a 1-0 lead against Lynn McGlothen in the third inning. Davey Johnson walked and took second on a grounder by Mike Cuellar, but held up on an infield hit by Merv Rettenmund. Johnny Oates forced Rettenmund, moving Johnson to third, and Boog Powell drove in the run with a single.

The Red Sox tied the score in the sixth on a single by Reggie Smith, pass to Rico Petrocelli and single by Carlton Fisk. Bobby Grich then provided the winning run with a homer in the Orioles' half of the sixth. Cuellar ran into trouble with one out in the ninth when Dwight Evans and Doug Griffin singled, but pinch-hitter Bob Montgomery bounced into a double play to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1972 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .254      Rettenmund rf         3   0   2   0     1   0   .235
Aparicio ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Powell 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .252
Smith rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .243      Robinson 3b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .298      Grich 2b,ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .275
Evans lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .292      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .234
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Belanger ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .189        Johnson ph,2b       2   1   0   0     1   0   .223
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Cuellar p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .126
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Montgomery ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               32   1   8   1     4   4             Totals               26   2   6   2     4   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  9,718
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Orioles 5
DP: Red Sox 2, Orioles 3
Home Runs: Grich (12)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (5)
GIDP: Smith 2 (8), Montgomery (1), Grich (8), Rettenmund (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(8-7)        6     5   2   2   4   4   1  25   3.41
Lee                     2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.27
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4   4   1  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(18-12)        9     8   1   1   4   4   0  36   2.57
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: McGlothen (4)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio singled to second [Harper
to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Smith grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aparicio out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund singled to right; Oates out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Powell
struck out; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Rettenmund to third];
Baylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk made
an out to second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson flied out to center; Grich lined to third;
Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); McGlothen
struck out; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: JOHNSON BATTED FOR BELANGER; Johnson walked;
Cuellar grounded out (third to first) [Johnson to second];
Rettenmund singled to shortstop [Johnson stayed at second];
Oates forced Rettenmund (first to shortstop) [Johnson to third];
Powell singled to left [Johnson scored, Oates out at third (left
to pitcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 4TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GRICH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Aparicio singled to center; Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Smith singled to shortstop [Aparicio to
second]; Petrocelli singled to second [Aparicio to third, Smith
to second]; Fisk popped to first in foul territory; Evans
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor walked; Baylor stole second; Robinson
walked; Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Baylor to third, Robinson out at second]; Blair struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); McGlothen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Cuellar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund walked; Oates
singled [Rettenmund to third]; Powell made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first);
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Smith singled to left; Petrocelli
walked [Smith to second]; Fisk singled [Smith scored, Petrocelli
to second]; Evans walked [Petrocelli to third, Fisk to second];
Griffin flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor flied out to left; Robinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grich homered; Blair was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Gagliano grounded
out (pitcher to first); Harper struck out; Aparicio flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: LEE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cuellar singled to center; Rettenmund
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cuellar out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski walked; Smith grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Oates made an out to second; Powell lined to third;
Baylor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to center; Griffin singled to right [Evans to second];
MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR LEE; Montgomery grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.